[TowerTalk] LMR400-PL259s

[Tom Anderson]

Barry:

I usually use the silver PL259s, not the cheap mass produced ones, but 
good ones "easy" to solder hi hi.  I bought a dozen recently of the 
silver ones from Texas Towers in Plano.

Tom, WW5L



Barry wrote:
> Depends how you define standard PL259...
> 
> I buy silver, usually made in USA, PL259s from RF Connection and they 
> work fine.  Just put one on yesterday, as a matter of fact.  I have seen 
> some with thicker walled center pins in which case the thicker center 
> conductor of LMR400 won't fit.
> 73,
> Barry W2UP
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> Tom Anderson wrote:
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>> I'm having to redo my feed through window (XYL wanted new windows) 
>> which will necessitate cutting the LMR400 preassembled cable I bought 
>> 3 years ago.  Will the "standard" PL259 work on LMR400 or is there a 
>> special connector I need?
>>
>> Tom, WW5L
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